UN head's son 'traded on his father's name'

[Eugene]

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,1562309,00.html

UN head's son 'traded on his father's name'

Report will clear the secretary-general of wrongdoing over the Iraq
oil-for-food plan

Mark Townsend and Ned Temko
Sunday September 4, 2005
The Observer

The son of Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, tried several times
to trade on his father's reputation, a damaging report into the UN
oil-for-food programme in Iraq will reveal this week.

However, sources who have seen the 1,000-page study said there would
be no new 'smoking-gun' revelations or accusations of impropriety
against the UN leader.

Instead, it will show how Kojo Annan, 31, tried to take advantage of
his family connections. One example concerns Kojo's attempt to get a
discount on a car purchase in Ghana.

However the long-awaited report by the independent commission set up
to investigate the scandal-ridden oil-for-food programme will
criticise the UN leader for a series of management failures.

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[Dissent Is Patriotic]

1. I don't know anyone who trades on his father's name...

oh, wait, shoot, i do, can you guess who it is?????????

[dchill]

3. Oh - You mean that...

Herbie Walker's kid, doncha?

[kenny blankenship]

2. Traded on family connections? OH, THAT's INEXCUSABLE!!!

I know the Bush family, the Powell family, the Taft family, the Scalia family, and the Rehnquist family are just going to be LIVID about this.

[BQueen]

4. Typo -- that should read "US" right? n/t

[Judi Lynn]

5. He must have been inspired by Neil Bush's acheivements with Silverado

and his later life as a globe-hopping bon vivant, who practises his own love with women!

On edit: Adding a photo of Neil, the great Thespian!

[booksenkatz]

7. Don't forget

[bribri16]

6. Sounds familiar. n/t